Terrarium Residence is a program for working screenwriters who would like to develop their new feature-length project autonomously. Applications are accepted at different stages of script development. The writer’s previous works must be attached to the application. The treatment and synopsis in the application must be submitted in Ukrainian and English.
Priority is given to screenwriters whose work has received awards in screenwriting competitions and/or who have realized two short films or one feature film.
Capacity for the Residence 2020 is eight screenwriters. The participants of the Residence will be having script consultations by well-known European specialists.
From August 1st until 31st, participants will work on their scripts in the Carpathian Mountains. The results of the Residence will be reported at the end of the project.
Deadline for applications to the Residence: 07.27.2020. Announcement of the selected participants: 29.07.2020.
Script Doctors of the Residence
Monika Franczak (Poland)
screenwriter and script doctor
Babis Makridis (Greece)
director and scriptwriter, script consultant
Antoine Le Bos (France)
script consultant
Cătălin Mitulescu (Romania)
director and screenwriter
Duration
One month: September 1-31, 2020
Location
Vyzhenka village, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine
Cost
Free
Feedback from participants
“I am a screenwriter and playwright by profession, and all my professional life I have been looking for the perfect way to work. This year, for the first time, I was able to find it in the Terrarium script residence, where I spent three fruitful and quiet weeks in the company of colleagues, each working on their own script. I managed to do the amount of work that I usually do in six months, and at the same time I came back not tired, but rested due to the Carpathian climate and quiet rural atmosphere. There are writers’ residences all over the civilized world. This allows people of this difficult creative activity to focus on work and fulfill a cultural mission for their country.”
Natalia Vorozhbyt
“The idea of the film boiled in me for three years, from time to time I sat down to write some drafts that ended their lives in the trash bin. The main problem was that the idea could not be realized due to lack of concentration. Therefore, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of the Terrarium residence for my debut project. A month without domestic distractions and with like-minded people who will always give honest feedback – thus “Falling” was developed within a month. First in the form of treatment, then as a full-fledged script. Two key components, isolation and expert feedback, work wonders in case of the writer’s block, and bring feasible results.”
Marina Stepanska
“A residence is a measured, calm, and balanced environment where you can work on your script.”
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
“Find your own people and calm down. That’s all it takes to write. And nothing increases the productivity of writing more than the colleague who is succeeding. The Terrarium is the best kick in the ass for timid screenwriters.”
